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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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Disturbed Russia. Serious Russian Strikes. Soldiers Killed. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 August 1905 · page 3

Serious strikes have occurred at Rostoff, on the Don, River, in Russia. During the conflicts with the police and troops two soldiers were killed and…

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The War. No Hope of Peace. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 2

General Linievitch has informed the Czar that it is not true that his army is dangerously situated. His flanks have never yet been turned. The two…

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Short Story a British Soldier's Adventures in India

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 4

There was no help for it; nothing could he done till the next battery came along and offered a chance of obtaining a spare wheel. So the crippled piece was…

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Russo-japanese War. London, July 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 2

According to officials at Washington the terms which Japan will demand of Russia are:— An indemnity of £200,000,000…

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The War. Peace Prospects Poor. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 5

M. de Witte, the chief Russian peace plenipotentiary, has handed to the newspapers a statement declaring that the acceptance by the Czar of President Roosevelt's invitation…

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The War. Russia Still Confident. Japanese Victory. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 3

General Linievitch, the Russian Commander-in-Chief in the Far East, has informed the Czar that it is untrue that his army is dangerously situated…

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War Widows and Children. How They Are Cared for by Japan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 7

Behind all the military glory with which the Japanese troops have covered themselves in the war with Russia lie many horrors and tragedies. The number of killed and…

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The Chef[?] Enlistment Puzzles

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 3

Edgar Wallace writes in the "London Daily Mall":— "The thing about the Army that's the most curious," said the informing…

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Soldier-novelist's Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 4

One of the most celebrated of modern American, authors, General Lewis Wallace, the author of the worldfamous novel, "Ben Hur," has just…

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Returned Soldiers' Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 3

The Royal Commission (Judge Murray) of inquiry into the claims of returned soldiers for Imperial and colonial pay for services in South Africa was resumed on Monday…

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Russian Soldiers Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 5

Of 32 Russian soldiers tried for murdering an officer and attending to murder another officer at Kerson, five have been sentenced to be shot, and four have been condemned to…

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How Japan Cares for the Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 5

On the shore of the Inland Sen of Japan, but at few hours' sail from the Strait of Shimonoseki, lies the beautiful city of Hiroshima. With an ample harbour, easily defended. with healthful…

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The War. Russians Attack a Merchantmah. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 4

Two Russian torpedo-boat destroyers made an attack on a small merchantman off Chung-ching, on the east coast of Korea, on…

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The War. Plenipotentiaries Meet. a Great Battle Imminent. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 2

The plenipotentiaries of Russia and Japan, M. Witte and Baron von Roson for Russia, and Baron Komura and Mr. Takabiro for Japan, met at Oyster…

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The War. Comparing the Losses. Foreigners Quit Vladivostock. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 August 1905 · page 2

The Tokio corespondent of the "Times" reports that the the Japanese killed and bounded up to June 30 numbered 166,000. Russia admits…

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The War

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 2

GENERAL LINIEVITCH reports skirmishing at Hai-lung-cheng, and that the Japanese have been forced to evacuate Nan-shan-cheusi. The Japanese…

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Japan After the War

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 3

An Englishman, like myself, who has lived many years in Japan, returning at the present time to his native country, must enjoy many…

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How Japan Cares for the Wounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 13

On the shore of the Inland Sea of Japan, but a fow hours' sail from the Strait of Shimonoseki, lies the beautiful city of Hiroshima. With art ample harbour, easily defended. with healthful…

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COST of a Year's War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 4

The first shot in the great war in the East was fired on February 7, 1904, and all sorts of authorities have been going…

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The War. Peace Negotiations. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 5

Baron Komura and M. Takahira., the Japanese plenipotentiaries, and M. Witte and Baron, Von Rosen, the Russian plenipotentiaries, have exchanged credentials. They…

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